In the latest edition of Focus magazine, Jan De Nul presented an interesting story about the coastal protection works in Brazil. According to JDN, Brazil is increasingly protecting its coastline through beach restoration projects. Wider and more resistant beaches offer better protection against the
The Department of Public Works and Highways (Philippines) is continuously working to increase the carrying capacity of Dupinga River in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, by conducting dredging activities along the river’s Dupinga-Calabasa section. DPWH’s Bureau of Equipment (BOE) is working closely with the DP
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District is responsible for keeping the Mississippi River open for commercial navigation year-round. One way the district does this is through contract dredging, which keeps the river channel at a depth that allows the river barge industry to dependably tran
The Fremantle Port Beach Sand Nourishment project is finally underway with the hopper dredge Modi R ‘rainbowing’ onto the beach. After a huge amount of effort from a lot of people, today saw the first load of sand nourishment being delivered to the Port Beach, according to M P Rogers & Associates, o
North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has successfully completed another maintenance dredging campaign at the Port of Weipa. According to NQBP, the hopper dredge Brisbane has just left the Weipa after completing the 48-day program. The increase in the annual project duration was due to addi
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) recently announced the start of construction on the New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation project along the eastern shore of Lake Pontchartrain and areas surrounding Lake St. Catherine. The project will res
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. has announced that beach nourishment operations in Buxton are currently underway. On the afternoon of Thursday, June 30, 2022, the dredge Ellis Island began pumping sand along the beach from a landing point located near the south end of Tower Circle in Buxton and is hea
NOAA and partners are leading a massive 1,200-acre marsh creation project in Louisiana’s Barataria Basin that will create habitat, reduce erosion, and protect coastal communities. The Upper Barataria Marsh Creation project is one of the largest habitat restoration efforts led by NOAA to date and wil
A project to combat coastal erosion by depositing thousands of cubic metres of sand at Fremantle’s Port Beach will commence in the coming weeks. The Port Beach Sand Nourishment Project will see up to 150,000m3 of sand dredged from Fremantle Port’s Deep Water Channel and ‘rainbowed’ onto the beach. T
Rohde Nielsen recently started work on a massive beach nourishment project in Vrist, Denmark. The scheme is one of the annual coastal projects that Rohde Nielsen carries out for the Danish Coastal Authority. North sea waves and currents, causing coastal erosion, constantly affect the West Coast of J
Last week, the Gateway Marina mobilised their 300t barge known ‘Steel Ranger’ and the tug boat ‘Lismore’ in preparation of the Burnett Heads boat harbour dredging campaign. According to the Gateway, dredging contractor East Coast Maritime will be commencing the dredging campaign this week. For the p
Jan De Nul Group has started work on another beach renourishment project in Brazil, this time in the City of Matinhos. After completing the beachfill scheme in Balneario Camboriu in 2021, last weekend the company began pumping sand onto eroded beaches of Matinhos. According to Dieter Dupuis, Project
During the first week of the Avon beach nourishment project, the contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., has made steady progress. According to Dare County, until Friday, the dredge Ellis Island delivered 25 loads of sand onto the beach and placed approximately 250,000 cubic yards of sand between
The second largest dredge in J.F. Brennan Company’s fleet, the Michael B continues to make progress on the dredging of Lake Redwood in Redwood Falls, Minnesota. According to the company, the dredge crew in Redwood Falls has so far removed around 200,000 CY of sediment from Lake Redwood and pumped to
